A small aircraft ended up off the runway at Hosín airfield near České Budějovice after a failed landing; both men on board were not seriously injured.
On Sunday 4 October 2026 a small aircraft of the Sting RG type had an accident at the Hosín airfield near České Budějovice. According to the spokesman of the South Bohemian police, Jiří Matzner, the crew failed to complete the landing manoeuvre and the aircraft ended up off the runway on the grass part of the airfield.[1]
Both men on board escaped without serious injuries. The aircraft is damaged, and police officers are investigating the accident together with aviation experts.[1][2] Earlier that day, police officers and rescuers were dispatched to Blažejov in the Jindřichův Hradec area, where a skydiver fell after a failed manoeuvre; he had jumped from a Cessna 182 aircraft taking off from the airfield in Jindřichův Hradec. [1] According to Novinky.cz, he was an experienced skydiver. [1]
The skydiver was injured on his lower limbs in the hard landing, and rescuers took him to hospital. [2]
Traffic police in South Bohemia were dispatched to a total of 70 accidents on Saturday 3 October 2026, while the usual average is around twenty. [1]
Related entries: South Bohemian Region, České Budějovice
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- — In the South Bohemian Region, a small aeroplane ended up off the runway after a failed landing at the airfield in Hosín near České Budějovice, and both men on board escaped without serious injuries. Novinky.cz iDNES.cz
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- Novinky.cz — 4 October 2026
- iDNES.cz — 4 October 2026